Healio Minute Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 Edition: Mental illness dims smoking cessation efforts, adolescent fitness helps long-term MI outlook, continued cancer death decline predicted

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Smoking cessation efforts less effective among mentally ill

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Findings suggest broader tobacco control policies and cessation interventions have not worked as effectively for those with mental illness. Read more.

Men who are fit in late adolescence at lower risk for heart attacks later on

Healio.com/Cardiology: But being very fit does not appear to fully compensate for being overweight or obese in respect to this risk, say researchers. Read more.

Decline in cancer death rate predicted to continue in 2014

Healio.com/Hematology-Oncology: American Cancer Society reports decline in cancer mortality from 1991 to 2010 was 33% in black men vs. a 16% decline in non-Hispanic white women, 20% decline in black women and 24% decline in non-Hispanic white men. Read more.

Non-profit psoriasis registry announced

Healio.com/Dermatology: Data from thousands of patients, drawn from questionaires at dermatology appointments, will be collected and analyzed. Read more.

Heart transplant recipients of undersized hearts at greater risk for mortality

Healio.com/Cardiology: Recipients with undersized donor hearts were more likely to be treated for acute rejection within 1 year after transplantation, and those with oversized donor hearts were less likely to be treated for rejection. Read more.